There are plenty of great, touching stories throughout the college football world… And then there is this story. [ MORE: Pick Week 1 winners | Power Rankings | See new 2015 uniforms ] Former Michigan offensive lineman Elliott Mealer, who played for the Wolverines from 2008-2012, recently opened up about a special letter his family received after his brother, Brock, was able to walk again after being paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident in 2007. The letter came from former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, who knew Mealer after recruiting him out of high school. It was

A little history for you on this Wednesday morning: Kyle Austin of Mlive.com takes a look at the other times Michigan State has begun a season ranked No. 15 or higher. I have a feeling this squad will go down as one of the best ever in school annals. *** Jim Harbaugh says he has told his team who will start at QB. But, “mum” is the word. I will be surprised if Jake Rudock isn’t the guy under center at Utah on Thursday night. His experience from having played at Iowa is invaluable, especially with the Wolverines playing on

Kickoff week is here. Michigan (at Utah) and Minnesota (vs. No. 2 TCU) kick off the Big Ten season Thursday night, and the games continue every day through Monday night. Until then, get our Big Ten East preview.

The third episode of BTN Orginals' “Scarlet and Gray Days: Inside Ohio State Training Camp” airs at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday on BTN/BTN2Go. The show takes viewers behind the scenes as the national champion Ohio State Buckeyes get to work on defending their title.

Each Tuesday morning during the Big Ten football season, the 14 Big Ten football coaches hold a Big Ten teleconference with reporters from around the country. We post the audio for each segment of the call here.

If you’re looking for an answer on Ohio State’s starting quarterback in Week 1 against Virginia Tech, well, you’re going to have to keep waiting. [ MORE: Rankings: Reigning national champ Ohio State tops preseason list ] However, we do know that both J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones are likely going to play in the opener, as well as every other game this season. Meyer said on Tuesday’s Big Ten coaches’ conference call that he “anticipates” playing both Barrett and Jones throughout the season. Of course, Barrett was the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback last season before being lost to a season-ending

The 2015 college football season kicks off Thursday night, so it’s time to get Russ Lande’s super-early top Big Ten NFL draft prospects. [ MORE: Pick Week 1 winners | Power Rankings | Best of Week 1 | Week 1 previews ] Lande shared his highly anticipated preseason list on Tuesday morning’s “BTN Football & Beyond.” To no surprise, Ohio State all-world defensive end Joey Bosa tops the list. Heck, Bosa comes in at No. 1 on his top prospects overall. It’s easy to see why so many experts predict Ohio State to defend its national title after one look